Tuesday, 12 September 06, 09:51 AM · Comments (0)
Bostin, I hear you ask. Well we're running a competition to win a Bostin t-shirt this week by predicting the correct score against Watford; details at the bottom, but for now, to the match.
Watford are rock bottom at the moment. Any further down and they'd be playing football in the Championship like last season, but I'm not so sure it's fair which is why I'm a little apprehensive of the match this Saturday.
Watford, managed by Aidy Boothroyd, surprised a lot of people last season and beating Leeds in the playoffs was only predicted by people living in Watford.
They've had a tough start to this campaign playing Everton and Bolton away and and Manchester United and West Ham at home. They've managed to get one point (against West Ham), which when you consider a win for them on Saturday could in theory take them above Liverpool into the top half of the table, they're maybe not as down trodden as everyone living outside of Watford may think.
Aston Villa on the other hand are playing much better football this season than they have the past three. The players put it down to Martin O'Neill and Martin O'Neill is putting it down to the players. I think it's a bit of both but more the manager.
You can clearly see they are passing the ball, playing it out of defence and they've always got a player willing to come back to get the ball and look to pass. Under our previous manager the philosophy seemed to be that if you hit it long enough times it would eventually fall to an Aston Villa player. Like I said, it's the players and the manager but most importantly it's Aston Villa moving in the right direction.
I'd like to think Aston Villa will travel to Hertfordshire and pick up three points quite easily but I don't think we will. I expect three points but I don't think it will be easy and Watford will battle and possibly make a few friends in the process.
Key men for Villa will be Petrov and Barry, if he's allowed back into his favoured midfield position. I think Angel, who came close on a couple of occasions against West Ham will grab the goals but overall it will be another committed display from Aston Villa that wins the game. I'm predicting 3-1 to Aston Villa, maybe I'll win the t-shirt.
If you want a chance to win the t-shirt all you've got to do is send us in your prediction for Watford this Saturday. Only one guess per email address and we'll announce the winners on Sunday or maybe Monday.
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